Cornwell Entertainment, Inc. v. Anchin, Block & Anchin, LLP

BARRON, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises from a district court’s decision to reverse a jury’s $51 million award to a well-known crime novelist, her spouse, and her corporation against their former business managers. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.

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The following facts are not in dispute. Patricia Cornwell is a well-known crime novelist who resides in Massachusetts. In January 2005, Cornwell hired Anchin, Block & Anchin, LLP (“Anchin”), an accounting firm based in New York, to provide “concierge business management” services for her and her corporation, Corn-well Entertainment,…